discuraged, surgery date 12/9 and...

I lost 35 pounds my first two weeks, and then lost six pounds in the two weeks after that. Honestly, I'm not bothered. I'm too big to use regular scales, so I rarely weigh myself. I also started out at such a high weight that I can't say I'm fitting into old clothes (some current clothes are loose now, or fit a lot better, but it's not like I pulled size 18 jeans out of my closet and squeezed into them). Surgery is faster than a conventional diet, but it isn't fast. Anything that takes up to a year (or more, if you're me) isn't a fast process. What it is is a lot more certain than a diet, and a lot more permanent. For most people, anyway. Be patient -- I know it's hard. Keep in mind that we all have different constitutions. You may be able to eat a little more than average. As long as you're getting 1000 calories a day or less (at this point, anyway), I wouldn't worry too much. If you can eat a whole NY steak, baked potato, salad and desert...I'd call my surgeon. I've found that if food has a uniform texture/consistency, I can eat more of it that if the food is more complex. Cheese and peanut butter go down just like they did before surgery. Bread and meat? Not so much. I did the technicolor yawn yesterday, courtesy of a piece of bread and 2 oz of turkey. I ate too fast, and that was all she wrote. We'll all get there, so don't worry too much. If you want to speed your weight loss, or avoid stalls, I'd find an exercise program you like. I do water aerobics and swim laps. You haven't lived till you've seen all 489 pounds of me in my rotting, laundry stained "swim dress." I had to add a sports bra to it. The people that sold it were clearly on crack -- what else would explain why they thought a backless swimsuit with no boob support was a good idea for someone my size? Good luck. You really are doing very well